Where does “isthme” come from?

isthme (French) comes from Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσθμός, from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ — to go; go.

isthme (French): isthmus

Definitions

  1. isthmus

Ancestry of “isthme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinisthmusa strip of land between two seas; an isthmus
2Ancient GreekἸσθμόςIsthmus of Corinth
3Ancient Greekεἶμῐto go; go

Words derived from “isthme”

Every word from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσθμός →Every word from Latin isthmus →
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